The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

ltlSll, SkduulHS III ILlo OiAol SHSShiOAV
OF the elegant drawing-room, was
watching him out of sight with eyes
dim with tears.
ale hasn't an ambition above the
pastime of the moment" she thought
with strange bitterness. Amid all
the pageant of tho snow carnival he
will see no visages pinched with want,
amid the music of the slsighing bells
and banquet band he will hear no
wall OF woe. His Indifference to the
means OF the needy is
The rift within the Lutte
which will widen more aud more until
we two shall drift apart forever"
1t was in an unwontodly sObered
and reflective mood that Elizabeth
started on her mission of sweet char
tiles.
Her last visit was to the afflicted
family who had been incidentally
mentioned to her that morning.
But their immediate wants had al
ready been relieved.
'Fit was the rent that was bother
ing ua, and Annie going wild fearing
the mother and me was to be packed
of to the hospital" the injured man
said to her. "Annie can manage all
but the rent; she's earning q little,
and Mr.. Keith, as paid the agent for
us, thinks he can get some lady he
knows to give her sewing home till |
am on my feet and at work again"
Mr.. Keith" she repeated wonder
ingly.
He is rare feeling young man, is
Julius Keith" the other continued.
at is many the likes OF us, and OF
them in the sorer trouble, he is help
ing out of his pocket, or getting the
work, which is often better. Mebbe,
miss, you be the lady he was to bring
to see Annie about the sewing"
In her surprise, Elizabeth was
speechless.
To befriend Annie was the project
Mr.. Keith had wished to suggest to
her consideration, without doubt.
And she had responded so fippaptly
that he had deemed any explanation
useless.
How harshIy she had misjudged him!
and how unworthy his love she must
have seemed in his sight
Her surprise the next moment
changed to confused embarrassment
as a door opened to admit Mr.. Keith
himself.
Elizabeth had already risen to de-
part, and with an impulse to avoid
his notice, she stepped hastily into a
dark corridor that led to the descend
ing stairs.
Ip the obscurity and in her nervous
haste, she tripped upon something,
STUN bled and fell.
She was on her feet in an instant,
trembling with the excitement and
modification Of her rather ridiculous
disaster, and in that instant she turn
ed to stand face to face with the young
gentleman whose observation she had
meant to evade.
care you hurt?" he began, and then
stopped in astonishment at beholding
her.
Her blue eyes lowered before his earn.
est, comprehensive gaze. Her fair face
crimsoned; her led lips xuivered with
a smile which was hall girlish pout.
The young lady had been caught in
corner just as her Uncle Guy had
predicted she would be, and the tact
was not altogether enjoyable, consid-
ering her assumed flippancy OF the
morning and her fibs about the dress
maker.
$50 you are the mysterious angel OF
charity who has preceded me in haif
the hoases have visited to-day, |"
Mr.. Keith smiled, as he led her down
to his sleigh.
"And you are the gentleman who
has always held the poor account able
for their own poverty !" Elizabeth re-
turned.
'My love. have never claimed that
fact exempted us from relieving their
wants, said he. "And now we are
to share the work together hence
forth, my darling, I feel my content is
complete"
For, somehow, as they drove away
together to the sound of the merry
sleigh bells, one soft, white hand had
slipped into his; eyes had looked love
to eyes which spoke again." and they
knew that henceforth they should
journey, side by side, down the way
Of life.
81 am awfully sorry about the par
ty at De Valo's, though Elizabeth
presently said.
I'VE have time enough for that yet, ("
he answered, ssif your dressmaker is
not an obstacle"
Don't remind meof that wicked fib-
bing. | wonder you believed it," she
laughed.
Uncle Guy was delighted at the de-
nouement.
Caught in q corner, eh? Well,
told you sol" be chuckled.
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